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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT — Belleville News Democrat | Bost used $91,000 in taxpayer-funded postage in 2017 — tops among Illinois reps By Joseph Bustos April 24, 2018 http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article208932954.html   A congressman from the metro-east used more taxpayer-funded postage last year than any other congressman from Illinois. U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, who represents […]

“That’s exactly the opposite of how he pledged to lead.” “…he might have badly miscalculated by throwing his support to an impulsive president who appears to have forgotten the rural voters who put him in office.”   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT — St. Louis Post Dispatch | Editorial: Bost’s steel-tariff support backfires as disaster […]

Further cementing their profiles as out of touch politicians who put their party ahead of their hardworking constituents, Reps. Mike Bost and Rodney Davis voted yesterday for the 2018 Farm Bill in the House Agriculture Committee. Make no mistake—the 2018 Farm Bill is a cruel and reckless bill that puts Illinois farmers and the entire […]

“Leave it to Reps. Davis and Bost and Washington Republicans to run interference on their own attempt at an economic message while further imperiling their own re-election chances in November.” – DCCC spokesperson Jacob Peters — St. Louis Post Dispatch: Vulnerable U.S. agriculture ‘on the tip of the spear’ amid China’s retaliatory tariff threats […] […]

In case you missed it from the St. Louis Post Dispatch Editorial Board: “Incumbency also won’t carry the usual advantages when U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, defends his 12th district seat against Democratic primary winner Brendan Kelly, the St. Clair County state’s attorney. Bost had an easy time defending his seat in 2016, largely because […]

“Brendan Kelly secured the nomination with incredible momentum heading into the general election,” said DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján. “As a veteran and prosecutor with deep roots in his community and a record of working in a bipartisan manner to effect change, Brendan is already providing a clear contrast with his opponent as he focuses […]

Rep. Mike Bost’s re-election keeps looking dicier, with Democratic challenger Brendan Kelly outraising him two quarters in a row and non-partisan election forecaster Cook Political Report calling the race a Toss Up. Bost hasn’t made it any easier on himself, voting with Speaker Paul Ryan 95% of the time, including to rip healthcare away from […]

You know what they say: even a broken clock is right twice a day. Yesterday, in a radio interview, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner said what vulnerable House Republicans Reps. Peter Roskam, Randy Hultgren, Mike Bost, and Rodney Davis have been unable to admit: the GOP tax scam is going to hike taxes on middle class […]

After Rep. Mike Bost announced his re-election campaign by bragging about climbing the ladder in Washington and doubling down on Speaker Paul Ryan’s agenda to raise healthcare costs for working families and cut taxes for the wealthy and large corporations, DCCC spokesperson Jacob Peters released the following statement: “Career politician Rep. Mike Bost has always […]

“I provide open forums to take questions while he hides behind a telephone in a scripted setting while billing the taxpayers for it,” – Candidate Mike Bost in 2014. Tonight Rep. Mike Bost is holding yet another telephone town hall, despite growing pressure from his constituents for him to hold in person town halls as he […]